What is the Best Saxophone Song?

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This thread explores various songs featuring saxophone and guitar, with participants sharing their favorites and links to performances. The discussion includes a mix of personal opinions on the quality of songs, performances, and artists across different genres, including rock, blues, and progressive metal.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants highlight "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty as a top saxophone song.
  • Others mention Leo Kotke's "Vaseline Machine Gun," noting the quality of available recordings.
  • Bruce Springsteen's "Tunnel of Love" is also suggested as a notable song.
  • One participant expresses admiration for Dream Theater, particularly their song "Octavarium," citing its progressive nature.
  • Several participants discuss the guitar work of artists like Erik Mongrain and Tommy Emmanuel, with varying opinions on their styles and contributions to music.
  • There are mixed opinions on Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine," with some praising its guitar riff and others criticizing Axl Rose's vocals.
  • Participants share links to various songs, including works by Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, and David Bowie, indicating a wide range of musical tastes.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion features multiple competing views on what constitutes the best saxophone or guitar songs, with no clear consensus emerging among participants.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express difficulty in finding links to specific songs, and there are mentions of varying quality in recordings shared. Additionally, personal preferences and subjective opinions on artists and songs are prevalent throughout the discussion.

Who May Find This Useful

Music enthusiasts, particularly those interested in saxophone and guitar performances, as well as fans of rock, blues, and progressive metal genres.

  • #721
It's too old to link to youtube, but "Springhill Mining Disaster" about the 1958 collapse of that Nova Scotia coal-mine is very moving - my version is by Peter, Paul and Mary.
 
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  • #722
turbo-1 said:
It's too old to link to youtube, but "Springhill Mining Disaster" about the 1958 collapse of that Nova Scotia coal-mine is very moving - my version is by Peter, Paul and Mary.

It took a while, but I found a short clip of it on Amazon.com. I actually went ahead and ordered the album since I like Peter, Paul and Mary anyway.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000002LLN/?tag=pfamazon01-20
 
  • #723
B. Elliott said:
It took a while, but I found a short clip of it on Amazon.com. I actually went ahead and ordered the album since I like Peter, Paul and Mary anyway.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000002LLN/?tag=pfamazon01-20
You're going to love it. Don't listen to it if you are feeling low, though. They capture the isolation and claustrophobia of mine-collapse perfectly in their rendition.
 
  • #724
How about Best Soundtracks?
There are only two I can think of that I would count as 'the best'...

The Soundtrack for O Brother Where Art Thou,
Who could not want it after hearing Man of Constant Sorrow by The Soggy Bottom Boys

The Sountrack for The Crow (taste sensitive)
When I saw the first trailer for the movie and heard Big Empty by the Stone Temple Pilots I knew I wanted the soundtrack. I wasn't dissappointed in it at all. It had several artists I had never heard of and various interesting genres of music. As a warning there is some rather hard metal as well as goth/industrial types of music that certainly isn't for everyone.
 
  • #725
And I almost forgot the Bladerunner soundtrack by Vangelis. It was quite good aswell.
Tears in the Rain beginning with Rutger Hower's last line in the movie is great.
 
  • #728
Even BETTER song:

ANother amazing video of course.
 
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  • #731
Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues.

Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - Treat Her Like a Lady.

 
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  • #734
I haven't posted about one of my favorite bands until right now. I liked them back in the 80s, then they got "too popular" and I was required to not like anything on a major label (I'm over that now). Then "They" literally walked out on their label and went back to the minors, but it took my having kids to get back into TMBG again.

20 years ago they showed the world how to make a http://youtube.com/watch?v=pAmFTmCs3IY" out from their last release.

And while I'm on the subject, they also have produced the best music "for kids" during the last six years. One of mine and Simon's favorites: http://youtube.com/watch?v=x5ohtlewREI"
 
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  • #735
Music by Jaco Pastorius, Gentle Giant, Bob Marley, Return To Forever, Charles Mingus, Pink Floyd, Red Hot Chili Peppers. I could go on a very very long time.
 
  • #736
As a reaction to the concurrent most pathetic noises thread ever, the opposite:

 
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  • #737
This, of course, is the best national anthem in the world.
The first image is the front of the Royal Palace here in Oslo, and the video ends with showing Galdhøpiggen, Norway's highest mountain (2469 m. a. s.)
 
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  • #738
46 pages, and THIS song is missing - somethings going wrong here ! :cry:

Sweet Home Alabama, by Lynyrd Skynyrd

 
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  • #743
Flanders and Swann, 2nd Law Of Thermodynamics...
http://www.uky.edu/~holler/CHE107/media/first_second_law.mp3
 
  • #744
The more I look at this thread, the more I come to the conclusion that ALL the good stuff is still missing ! But don't worry, I'll try my best to fix it, bit by bit.

"Pet Sematary", The Ramones

 
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  • #746
"Walk this Way", Aerosmith vs. Run DMC



EDIT: You really should turn up the volume for this one !
 
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  • #747
you must hear this
Title:Waiting for My Real Life to Begin
Artist : Colin Hay
 
  • #748
"Tainted Love", Marilyn Manson

 
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  • #750
Oberst Villa said:
"Tainted Love", Marilyn Manson



Hmm..I'd rather say Soft Cell's version:
 
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